than carbon and epoxy put together.
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From: Don Ingram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Carbon & epoxy
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> > I believe this is a minor risk to glider pilots...
> >
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Where did you used to work Roger?
I was a paint chemist at Berger Paints at Edwardstown in SA in the early
to mid 80s. We might have crossed paths a while back.
> Years ago, when I worked in the paint industry, we used to use heavy
> polyethylene gloves for handling most resins.They seemed
2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Carbon & epoxy
> I have used vinyl gloves with polyester and they offer little if any
> protection. The resin appears to penetrate the gloves easily, leaving
> your hands 'slimy'.
>
> Latex gloves do seem to offer protection wi
> I believe this is a minor risk to glider pilots...
>
> The energy required to ignite an epoxy/carbon fibre matrix will require
> that the glider hits the ground at about 25,000 kph.
>
>>Unless you fly one of the many Sailplanes of today that carry 2 stroke
>>fuel...
I think you missed the poi
> I believe this is a minor risk to glider pilots...
>
> The energy required to ignite an epoxy/carbon fibre marix will require
> that the glider hits the ground at about 25,000 kph.
>
Unless you fly one of the many Sailplanes of today that carry 2 stroke
fuel...
Cheers
Don
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* You are s
r handling
polyester resin. Whether there is volatile penetration of the latex
glove or not I do not know.
Luke dodd.
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>From: Mike Borgelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [aus-soaring] Ca
Hello Mike
I can help with this one. (Information source - Chemwatch.)
The following glove selection is based on a modified presentation of
the "Forsberg Clothing Performance Index". The effect of the substance is
taken into account in the computer-generated selection.
At 10:53 AM 22/03/02 +1100, you wrote:
>
>I believe this is a minor risk to glider pilots...
>
>
>
>If you have suffient altitude to make this your groundspeed you are
>unlikely to hit a solid object (except perhaps the moon!) and if you are
>still with the aircraft at the time I am not sure
I believe this is a minor risk to glider pilots...
The energy required to ignite an epoxy/carbon fibre marix will require that the glider hits the ground at about 25,000 kph.
If you have suffient altitude to make this your groundspeed you are unlikely to hit a solid object (except perhaps the
Thanks for the good news Pete. :-/
Chris
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Thought the following might interest
most of you out there and especially those who work with the stuff.
Hi, worth readinghttp://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/construction/mikeyoung
to Epoxy after using lots of it with no gloves
etc
in building moulded models over the
years.
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From:
Peter Holmes
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Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 5:05
PM
Subject: [aus-soaring] Carbon &
epoxy
Thought
Thought the following might interest
most of you out there and especially those who work with the stuff.
Hi, worth readinghttp://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/construction/mikeyoungling_carbonfiberhazards.htmjust
returned from a USAF mishap investigation course at Kirtland AFB, New Mexic
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